Nathan Broad will reach game 150 for the Richmond Football Club in Saturday's Round 2 clash against Port Adelaide. 

Broad was drafted by the Tigers in 2015 with the club's third selection as the 67th overall pick. 

More than nine years later, the defender collected three premierships in 2017, 2019, and 2020. 

Now, the key defender is committed to leading the next generation of Tigers to success. 

“It is extremely humbling,” Broad said of the milestone. 

“To play even one game for this Club is awesome, but to get to 150 now is something I’m very proud of."

Looking back on his career, Broad accepted there was a time when his dreams of becoming an AFL footballer may have been off the table. 

“When I was 18, I had a few clubs floating around but I missed out,” he said. 

“At 19 years old I had a couple of clubs and then when I was 20 and 21 there was no one looking at me.

“I kind of gave up on the dream and just wanted to play for my WAFL club at Swan Districts.

“It was only when I was a 22-year-old that a couple of clubs came, and Richmond was one of them.” 

Hailing from Wubin in Western Australia, 272 kilometres north-east of Perth, Broad admits it was an stirring moment hearing Richmond had drafted him.

“It was extremely emotional,” Broad said. 

“I’ve got a separated family, so we just met, and we didn’t go to the National Draft to watch it.

“I thought I might go as a Rookie at best, and then to hear that I was the third last pick of the National Draft was an absolute shock.

“It was a whirlwind 24 hours where I just packed my bags and went off to Melbourne.” 

Broad won his first premiership in 2017 after just 12 games for the Club, having missed out on opportunities due to an AC joint injury in his right shoulder. 

The lock-down defender returned to the side in Round 17 that year, when Club great Bachar Houli was handed a four-match ban.

 “I think Bachar might have got suspended, and I don’t think Bachar has ever done anything like that in his life," Broad said.

"it was probably the best thing that happened in my football career,” Broad recalled. 

“After that, I was able to sneak in and hold my spot and the rest was history.” 

Despite his on-field success, the 31-year-old hopes to look back on the present at the Club as the period he is most proud of. 

“Hopefully I can look back on this little period now and it will be my biggest achievement,” Broad said. 

“The leaders are really invested at the moment and are doing everything they can to get this Club back to where it was.

“If I can get this Club back to the top as soon as possible, I reckon that would be my greatest achievement.” 

Riding the momentum of last week’s 13-point win over Carlton in Round 1, Broad hopes to bring the same level of "pressure" and "intent" to Adelaide. 

“We just have to stick to the process,” he said. 

“It starts out here on the track. We need to train really well again and just keep reinforcing team footy.

“Hopefully fans can see a consistent Richmond-style of footy throughout the year.” 

Broad said he is looking forward to celebrating his 150th amongst family and friends, who will be making the trip to Adelaide this Saturday. 

“It would have been ideal to play my 150th either in Perth or at the MCG in front of the Tiger Army, but I’m stoked that my family are coming over," he said. 

“They’ve been the ones throughout my career that have really stood by me, especially my wife, who has sacrificed a lot. 

“We’ve got a little daughter now, so to have them all in one spot, it’s going to be pretty special.” 

Richmond takes on Port Adelaide at Adelaide Oval on Saturday, March 22 at 4.15pm (AEDT).